Statement: NO to the American Health Care Act

NO TO THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT

May 08, 2017

NYLAG vehemently opposes the passage by the U.S. House of Representatives last week of the American Health Care Act. The bill will not improve health outcomes for the majority of Americans and works against the basic principles of social justice by penalizing the most vulnerable among us for medical conditions or life circumstances over which they have no control.

The bill would be catastrophic for virtually every low-income client we serve, including:

Children with special needs who are eligible for education services in schools